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The Kissimmee-based company built on the entrepreneurship of women will have a female CEO for the first time in its history. CEO E.V. “Rick” Goings announced Wednesday afternoon he was stepping down from day-to-day operations and will become executive chairman and Tricia Stitzel will be promoted...

The Winter Park-based parent company of Ruth’s Chris Steak House beat Wall Street estimates on sales and profits during the fourth quarter, even with rising beef prices. Ruth’s Hospitality Group turned an extra week during this year’s fiscal fourth quarter into a 15.3 percent increase in sales,...

Winn-Dixie’s struggling parent company Southeastern Grocers is undergoing a “strategic review” after a report from Bloomberg news that it could file for bankruptcy and close as many as 200 stores. A report published over the weekend, citing unnamed sources, said Bi-Lo LLC, also known as Southeastern...

The restaurant at Sanford-owned Mayfair Country Club golf course was shut down by state health inspectors last week because of rat droppings and chew marks on a bag containing food product. The Mayfair Country Club’s restaurant was among three restaurants temporarily shut down by officials from...

Red and yellow lanterns glowed over a busy shopping scene at 1st Oriental Supermarket in West Orlando Tuesday afternoon as the Chinese New Year approached. Nearby, another full-service Asian grocer, New Golden Sparkling Supermarket, also bustled as customers shopped for hard-to-find delicacies...

A new poke restaurant will bring the marinated raw fish trend to Lake Mary and is joining Orange County Brewers, Nothing Bundt Cakes and 1000 Degrees Pizza in a new development. The Park Lane Place development is set to open this summer and a local restaurant consultant Daniel Joseph is debuting...

A Vietnamese, Chinese and soul food restaurant all felt the hammer of state health inspectors that temporarily shut down the eateries after finding evidence of pests. Huong Viet in Orlando, Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant in Sanford and Ivory’s Take-Out restaurant in Mount Dora were closed after failing...

Dallas Cowboys lineman Kadeem Edwards is pairing with a local restaurateur for a new brunch and American fare restaurant near Lake Ivanhoe in the former Nova Orlando spot. Edwards, who went to Seminole High School in Sanford and has played for three NFL teams, is working with former Park Station...